Ft Worth Times

College tuition fees rose 2.8% in Tarrant County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Data shows that students paid $14,092 on average to attend higher education courses at the time, $382 more than the previous school year.

Among the 23 institutions providing full disclosure in the county, Texas Christian University stood out with the highest tuition fees, reaching an average of $53,980. Texas Wesleyan University followed with an average of $36,128 per year. Tarrant County College District students were offered the lowest annual tuition fees at $3,500.

At the time, at least $141.3 million in grants or scholarships were awarded to full-time undergraduates who started at the Tarrant County universities in the 2022-23 school year. Additionally, federal student loans reached more than $38.1 million.

Currently there are 24 higher education institutions in Tarrant County, including Remington College-Fort Worth Campus, Texas Wesleyan University, and Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst.

Undergraduate education costs have seen a significant increase over the past few decades. Data shows a 169% rise in the average total cost, including tuition, fees, room, and board, between 1980 and 2020.

According to a 2023 College Board report, in-state students at public universities paid an average of $11,260, while out-of-state students paid $29,150 in the 2023-24 academic year.

Meanwhile, student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging a total of $28,950 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.

Of the 24 institutions in Tarrant County, University of North Texas Health Science Center did not provide detailed data on tuition fees.

Available data sometimes exceeds 100% due to rounding and administrative calculations.

Institution	Number of Students Receiving Grants	Total Amount of Grants Received	Average Amount of Grant Per Student	Number of Students Receiving Loans	Total Amount of Loans Received	Average Amount of Loans Per Student
M T Training Center	153	$677,532	$4,428	45	$322,905	$7,176
Texas Beauty College	23	$122,576	$5,329	0	$0	$0
Cortiva Institute-Arlington	45	$180,019	$4,000	45	$282,862	$6,286
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Hurst	82	$416,535	$5,080	91	$560,680	$6,161
The University of Texas at Arlington	3,666	$40,379,436	$11,015	1,316	$7,939,239	$6,033
Peloton College	112	$593,239	$5,297	116	$634,188	$5,467
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth	362	$1,898,281	$5,244	348	$2,220,475	$6,381
The Culinary School of Fort Worth	20	$120,556	$6,028	19	$143,264	$7,540
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Arlington	144	$685,956	$4,764	155	$869,087	$5,607
Paul Mitchell the School-Arlington	40	$253,367	$6,334	43	$310,769	$7,227
CCI Training Center-Arlington	220	$1,220,408	$5,547	202	$1,151,698	$5,701
Arlington Baptist University	128	$730,637	$5,708	125	$692,202	$5,538
University of North Texas Health Science Center	--	--	--	--	--	--
Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington	48	$207,970	$4,333	49	$365,145	$7,452
Texas Wesleyan University	408	$11,973,936	$29,348	213	$1,555,292	$7,302
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie	955	$4,155,154	$4,351	762	$6,972,469	$9,150
Tarrant County College District	1,240	$6,660,818	$5,372	132	$672,728	$5,096
Fort Worth Beauty School	21	$90,770	$4,322	24	$127,041	$5,293
Texas Christian University	2,020	$68,302,268	$33,813	658	$10,381,182	$15,777
The King's University	0	$0	$0	0	$0	$0
Remington College-Fort Worth Campus	77	$503,094	$6,534	78	$807,621	$10,354
Arlington Career Institute	252	$967,459	$3,839	161	$931,392	$5,785
DuVall's School of Cosmetology	25	$79,897	$3,196	30	$149,905	$4,997
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft Worth	181	$1,062,715	$5,871	174	$1,023,835	$5,884